Not even the best place in Alachua - Anonymous employee Sandvik Employee Review

1.0
27 Feb 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Close to home so the commute was short, a lot of good people work there. Of course, many of them are gone now, too.

Cons

Management is messed up. They overwork you, demanding lots of hours out of salary people. Salaries are so-so. They don't listen to anything the workers say about a job. If a job will take 3 months to do, they demand it done in a month. And they will pile on extra work so even if you think you might succeed, you won't. They lay off workers and then question why the supervisors haven't gotten projects completed. They violate a lot of EEOC laws unless you are gay. They make their gay people the top of the pile. While I was there, I saw how they "suggested" the older ones retire, and if they didn't, then they "retired" them. They waste far too much time in meetings. One project I was on had 15 hours or meetings on the project a week. When are we supposed to do the work? Work the weekends on your own time. They are more interested in technology than producing a good product. And they are failing at the new technology. there is no training on the new technology of any significance. If I hadn't been desperate for a job at the time, I would have never gone there. Leaving there is the best thing I've done. DO NOT trust HR or Speak Up Ethics group. If you have to go to them, and it is about a protected person, you should just pack your stuff and leave.

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Cons

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Pros

Work–life balance is actually respected. Most managers honor boundaries, don’t expect late-night firefighting as the norm, and are fine with you taking time off when you need it. Solid parental leave. The parental leave policy is extremely generous compared to a lot of places in the industry, and leadership is generally supportive of people actually using it. Interesting, challenging work. Plenty of chances to solve real problems, not just busywork. If you’re proactive, you can own projects and grow your skill set. Good benefits package. Healthcare, 401(k), and time off are competitive, and HR does a decent job of making the options clear. Smart coworkers who care. A lot of sharp people who genuinely want to do the right thing for customers and the business, which makes collaboration worthwhile when it works.

Cons

Communication needs improvement. Priorities and decisions don’t always flow clearly from leadership to the teams doing the work, which leads to confusion and rework. Too many silos. Teams tend to operate in their own lane, and cross-functional collaboration can be painful. Information gets stuck instead of shared.

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